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Familiar

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Acquainted 84% connected

of Acquaint

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Acquainted 84% connected

of Acquaint

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Beaten 84% connected

of Beat

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Beaten 84% connected

of Beat

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Everyday 84% connected

Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes.

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Everyday 84% connected

Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes.

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Garden 84% connected

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

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Garden 84% connected

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

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Informed 84% connected

of Inform

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Informed 84% connected

of Inform

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Usual 84% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Usual 84% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Well-known 84% connected

Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.

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Well-known 84% connected

Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.

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Narrower term 4

Date 76% connected

The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.

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Escort 76% connected

A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant;…

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Playfellow 76% connected

A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate.

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Playmate 76% connected

A companion in diversions; a playfellow.

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Friend 76% connected

One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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Retainer 76% connected

One who, or that which, retains.

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Servant 76% connected

One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is su…

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Familiarity 74% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Familiarity 74% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Intimacy 74% connected

The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

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Intimacy 74% connected

The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

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Attribute 2

Familiarity 66% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Familiarity 66% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Synonym 6

Associate 92% connected

To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.

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Companion 92% connected

One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of,…

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Comrade 92% connected

A mate, companion, or associate.

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Conversant 92% connected

Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary associated; intimately acquainted.

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Fellow 92% connected

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

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Intimate 92% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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Antonym 2

Strange 94% connected

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Strange 94% connected

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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